DALLAS, March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Comerica Incorporated today announced that it priced an $800 million offering of 22,857,143 shares of its common stock at $35.00 per share. The underwriters will have a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 2,285,715 shares of common stock from the company to cover over-allotments, if any. The closing is expected to occur on or about March 12, 2010.

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Subject to consultation with its banking regulators, Comerica intends to notify the U.S. Department of the Treasury of its intention to redeem all 2,250,000 shares of its Series F, Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, as issued to the Treasury under its Capital Purchase Program.  If permitted to do so, Comerica intends to fund a portion of any such redemption with the proceeds of this offering.

J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. served as sole book-running manager for the common stock offering.

This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy these securities, nor shall there be any offer or sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.  The offering will be made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained from J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155 Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, NY 11717, Attention: Prospectus Department, or by calling 866-803-9204.  Copies of the registration statement and other documents Comerica has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) containing more complete information about Comerica and this offering are available for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Web site at www.sec.gov.

Comerica Incorporated (NYSE: CMA) is a financial services company headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and strategically aligned by three business segments: The Business Bank, The Retail Bank, and Wealth & Institutional Management. Comerica focuses on relationships, and helping people and businesses be successful. In addition to Texas, Comerica Bank locations can be found in Arizona, California, Florida and Michigan, with select businesses operating in several other states, as well as in Canada and Mexico. Comerica reported total assets of $59.2 billion at December 31, 2009.

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